Author: Tahmina Watson

Following successful litigation, USCIS released information on the application process for the International Entrepreneur Rule. Here is a link. We will look forward to helping if you require help! USCIS did post a notice about this information and noted that a draft rule to rescind the IER is almost final. I copy the notice below:[…]

Last night, I had the privilege of attending Hillary Clinton’s book tour at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Seattle. Before the event, I spoke with The Seattle Times. The event was wonderful. Here is a link to the article. Here is a reminder of my blog post after the election.

Given that the International Entrepreneur Rule will hopefully be implemented very soon, I am reposting this important article from January 2017 to remind people of the rules. International Entrepreneurs Rule FINAL RULE – JANUARY 2017 A Simplified Summary by Tahmina Watson USCIS announced proposed new rules on August 26, 2016 for international entrepreneurs. Comments were[…]

Today was a victory for the rule of law. The International Entrepreneur Rule was delayed by the new administration days before it was supposed to go into effect. Procedures and protocols were not followed as required by the law. The NVCA brought a case against the administration represented by the American Immigration Council and the[…]

Watson Immigration Law congratulates Mayor Jenny Durkin who took office this week. Our readers and listeners will recall that Tahmina Talks Immigration radio show hosted a special show with many of the mayoral candidates running for office. At that event, the focus was immigration law. Mayor Durkin was sympathetic to the current plight of immigrants.[…]

There is much going on in the immigration world. Here are a couple of interesting articles with a snapshot of current state of affairs: Is Anyone Good Enough for an H1-B Visa? How Trump is building a border wall that no one can see

While the writing was on the wall that the new administration would rescind the International Entrepreneur Rule, I was still holding hope that the so called business-men in this administration would see the economic merits of such a rule. It is afterall the closest we have ever come to a ‘startup visa’ in this country. […]